Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Us, worried about the economy? Receipts say otherwise.

There are signs that Americans are less worried about the economy: Over the Thanksgiving holiday, shoppers spent a whopping $44 billion. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Dec 3 2025

 
Shoppers at The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Black Friday on Nov. 28, 2025.

There are signs that Americans are less worried about the economy: Over the Thanksgiving holiday, shoppers spent a whopping $44 billion.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and Republican congressional candidate Matt Van Epps speak to reporters at a campaign event on Dec. 1, 2025, in Franklin, Tennessee. A day later, Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn to replace retired Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green.
 

The Republican won, but TN election spells bad news for GOP

Republicans should take this as a sign that their actions in Washington are not being well-received, even in the reddest parts of the country.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One during travel from Palm Beach, Florida, to Washington, DC, on Nov. 30, 2025.
 

Trump is horrendously unpopular. Even MAGA is catching on.

All good cons eventually crumble, and we're starting to see the earliest signs that the MAGA movement may be poised to fall.

Pete Hegseth, secretary of the U.S. Department of War ‒ formally known as the U.S. Department of Defense ‒ addresses a defense summit in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Nov. 12, 2025.
 

Did Pete Hegseth commit a war crime? I highly doubt it.

I'd like to know just what drives the Democratic Party to actually protect alleged narco-terrorists, or suspected drug traffickers?

Pete Hegseth, secretary of the U.S. Department of War ‒ formally known as the U.S. Department of Defense ‒ visits Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 26, 2025.
 

Hegseth doesn't have to worry, Trump will just pardon him

The allegations against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are serious. But we can expect the Trump administration to gloss over them.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, acknowledges the crowd after delivering his acceptance speech during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
 

Minnesota's latest scandal proves Walz would've been a terrible VP

Liberal ideology has pushed Minnesota into a left-leaning decline. The newest scandal that occurred under Gov. Tim Walz's watch is the latest example.

A U.S. Marine grabbing an infant over a fence of barbed wire during an evacuation at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 19, 2021. Four days earlier, Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, was almost the last province to fall in the hands of the Taliban.
 

These are the US allies Trump is abandoning in Afghanistan

National Guard shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal's alleged actions were abhorrent. They are also an anomaly.

Oregonians hold signs urging the Salem City Council on Dec. 1, 2025, to approve an emergency declaration in response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.
 

ICE agents are less qualified, trained than ever before

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are racing to hire 10,000 agents, lowering standards and training for recruits.

Annual March for Life demonstration at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Jan. 24, 2025.
 

Supreme Court has a duty to protect pro-life pregnancy centers

An example of lawfare against pregnancy centers is happening thanks to New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin, and it got the Supreme Court's attention.

Midnight, World of Warcraft's next major expansion, will release on March 2, 2026.
 

World of Warcraft is changing everything. I'm not sure it'll pay off.

My gaming anxiety was the backdrop for my conversations with members of the World of Warcraft development team about the March 2 release of Midnight.

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